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<DIV>Here's a funny story to take all our minds off the serious business of life
for a few moments. I got a call from a new customer a few months ago who said
that she just picked up a baby grand at a tag sale, and that the piano needed
tuning (you all know the ending of this story - ha ha ha! ). So I told her I
would check out the piano in my spare time, which I did. Firstly, it had no
name on it, even on the plate! The lid hinges were shot, and the piano needed
refinishing. The sound board had such a wide, long crack that the
living room carpet was clearly visible through the crack from many
different angles. Most of the tuning pins were loose and rusty. The dampers
were all old and squished and failed to dampen anything. Most of the
hammers were so out of alignment that they were binding on each other,
so about 40 of the notes didn't work. The lyre was not attached - for
some reason it was in the other room! Instead of telling the woman the
truth - -that the piano needs only 2 things -- a gallon of gasoline and a
cigarette lighter, I told her that the condition was poor and that she should
dispose of it. She asked me if I could just make it "just good enough for
her children to take piano lessons on." Lord, why me?</DIV>
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<DIV>Jesse Gitnik</DIV>
<DIV>Flushing, NY </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>